Baby-hammock.



F. H. LYSONSr BABY HAMMOCK.

APPLICATION mso JULY 22. 1915.

Patented May 9,1916.

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FRED H. LYSONS, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

. BABY-HAMMOGK.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED H. LYsoNs, a citizenof the United States of America,and resident of Seattle, in the countyof King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Baby-Hammocks, of which the following is specification.

A My invention'relates to hammock beds or cots intended moreparticularly forthe use of babies, and also particularly intended foruse upon automobiles.

The object of my invention is to provide a means whereby a child may becomfortably and safely carried upon an automobile without thenecessity'of having to hold the child in somebodys arms or on a lap, anda means which :will also furnish effective protection against] winds andthe sun.

It is a further object to so construct device of thischaracter that itmay; be,col-

lapsed orfolded into a not'in use. I I

My invention comprises the novel parts and combinations which will behereinafter described and particularly defined-in the claims. 1

In the drawingsI have shown my invention in the form of constructionwhich "is now most preferred by me.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the device in position for use andsecured as it would be" when'used upon an'automobile. Fig. 2 is a crosssectionalelevation' of the device in open position. Fig. 3 'isa similarview showing the outer edge reduced so as to narrow the surface uponwhich the baby 'is to be placed. 4 shows the position of. the devicewhen folded. Fig. 5 is. a detail showing theconstruction of thehook bywhich it is suspendedupon the robe rail of an automobile. Fig. 6 is across sectional detail showing the manner of SGCUI'lIlg. the

stifleningbar which is at the back edge of the device, and F 1g. 1s adetall'showlng the manner of connecting the stiffening bar of the canopywith its supporting bar.

This device employs a bottom or Supporting section 1., a back or sidewall section 2 and a canopy or cover section 3, these being formed as acontinuous part of the same sheet of fabric; )In addition to'this 1prefer to use a depending flap which'more Specification of LettersPatent.

small space when cured together.

and end sections '5 which connect the bottom Patented May 9, 1916. 7Application filed July 22, 1915. Serial No. 41,242.

and top sections. At the open or front edge.

of the bed section a stiffening rail 10 is secured. At the opposite orbacksection a -stiffening bar 6 is incorporated in and secured to thefabric at'the point ofjoining of the bottom and'backsections 1 and 2. II

A stifie'ning bar 61 is also placed at the point of joining of thebacksection and the top or canopysectio'nii. "In the preferred form ofconstruction, these latter two stiffening bars are formed of an integralpiece of heavy wire bent into shape, the ends being joined by thevertical sections and the center, or as many intermediate points as maybe desired, by transverse portions 62.

As herein shown the portion 62 constitutes the ends of the bar, thesebeing twisted at 63a sufli'cient amount to insuretheir being held inproper-relation and having their tips bent about thelower bar 6 so as toform eyes 64:. The ends may then be eXtended'to ward the back'and bentinto shapeto form a hook 65whi'ch is adapted to be pla d Over therobe-rail 9. a I

Near each end of the lower bar 6 ofthis frame the wire is doubled uponitself and bent intoshape to form a hook 61 the shape of which isclearlyshown in FigsBand 5.

'At the point where this hook joins the bottombar 6,the wires are alsopreferably twisted enough to hold the two parts ,se-, These hooks areprovided with a curve 67 which embraces the roberail 9,*when the deviceis in use. Theyare also provided near their tips with a curve 68 whichembraces the robe rail when the device is folded, as has'beenshown inFig. l. The lower bar 6 of the back frame is preferably secured tothefabric sheet by being inserted'within sections 12 of fabric which arestitched to the bottom 1. The

central hook 65' does not have the extension '68, as it 1s designed foruse in securing the parts in folded position.

The stiffening bar 7, which is placed'at theupperand forward edge ofthe, top 3, islpreferably a stiff wire, which has an eye 70 formed inits ends, into which is secured :a-ney'e'72 of the supporting-bar 71.This bar7lgis a. piece of sim'ilarwire which has its lower end off-setin any suitable manner,

cation of the hole 74: in the bottom piece,

should be between the back edge of the bottom and a point immediatelyunder the bar 7.

The end pieces 5 are secured to the bottom 1 from the rear of the latterto a point 51, which is somewhat back from the forward edge of thebottom. The outer lower corner of the flap 5 is provided, at 52, withone part of a securing means as, for instance, spring buttons orfasteners, the other part of which is secured to the bottom 1, so thatit may be secured at this point, or left free, as is shown at the lefthand end of Fig. 1. Additional securing. means may be provided ifdesired, as has been shown in the loose flap of Fig. l.

The depending curtain 1 is not fixedly secured to the end sections 5,but is provided with securing members 40 of any suitable characteranalogous to those described at 52, whereby itslower corners may besecured to the. end sections 5. p

The stiffening bar 10, at the forward or outer edge of the bottom, hasstraps, or other analogous members8, secured thereto, whereby it may beconnected with any convenient and suitable'part of the automo bile forsupport. Short straps 11 are also provided, which are secured at one endto the bottom 1, but have a sectioncorrespond, ing with the width fromthe point 51 to th bar 10, which are not secured to the bottom. Thebuckle 13 is secured to the bar 10, whereby the width of the bottom maybe adjusted by tightening these belts,thus-forming the fold 14, as hasbeen shown in Fig. 3.

I prefer to provide pockets at the under side of the bottom section 1,the same being formed by stitching the edges of a piece of fabric 16 tothe bottom along three sides,

' this being done in such a way that the pocket will depend somewhat.The ends of the pocket may be secured with hooks and eyes, springfasteners or any other suitablemeans. I have herein shown three suchpockets, two

' of which extend, one from each end lengthwise the device and the otherextends from the front or outer edge transverse thereof. The number andposition of these pockets may be varied at will.

hen not in use, the device may be folded and then placed so that thehooks 68v engage the robe-rail 9, from which it willthen depend in themanner shown in Fig. 4. The outer edge ofthe bottom should preferably beformed with an eyelet, so placed that it may be hooked over the centralhook 65, as has, been indicated in Fig. 4.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecureby Letters Patent of the United States of Amer- 10a, is:-

' 1. In a device of the character described, a supporting sheet, astiffening frame secured along one side of the sheet and having meansfor. engagement with a supporting memberand also having a canopysupporting member, a canopy, a stiffening bar engaging the outer edge ofthe canopy, and supporting posts supporting the ends of said bar fromthe said sheet.

I 2. hammock bed comprising a bottomor supporting sheet, a canopycomprising a side edge and a top extending from the upper edge of saidwall, a bar secured along the outer or free. edge of the top and supporting posts pivotally connected; with the V ends of said bar andadapted to be supported by the bottom.

4. A hammock bed comprising a bottom provided with means for supportingengagement along opposite side edges, a wall section secured. along oneside edge, a supporting frame secured to said wall section,

atop secured to the. upper edge ofsaid wall section, a bar secured alongthe outer edge of the top section, supporting bars hingedly connectedwith the ends of said bar and adapted to engage. and be supported fromthe bottom, and end sections connected with the bottom, back and top.sections.

5. A hammock bed' comprising a bottom provided with means for supportingengagement along opposite side. edges, a Wall section secured alongoneside edge, a supporting frame secured to said wall, section, a topsecured to the upper edge of said wall section, a bar secured along theouter edge vof the top section, supporting barshingedly connected. withthe ends of said bar and adapted to engage and be supported from.

the bottom, end sections connected with the bottom, back and topsections, and a flap depending from the outer side edge of the topsection.

6. A hammock bedcomprising bottom, side wall and, top sections, a framesecured to the side wall and acting to maintain it extended, said framehaving hooks projecting therefrom for supporting engagement With a fixedmember, means for supporting with a fixed member, and means for suptheopposite edge of the bottom, and a 001- 10 porting the opposite edge ofthe bottom. lapsible frame supporting the outer edge of 7 A hammock bedcomprising bottom, the top from the bottom. side Wall and top sections,a frame secured Signed atSeattle, Washington, this 14th to the side Walland acting to maintain it day of July, 1915. extended, said frame havinghooks project- 7 ing therefrom for supporting engagement FRED H. LYSONS.

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